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From: In vitro growth and carbon utilization of the green-leaved orchid Dendrobium officinale are promoted by mycorrhizal associations

Figure 2

Mycorrhizal associations of Dendrobium officinale roots. A: Hyphae (green) from S1 fungus colonizing root cortical cells; B: Hyphae (green) of S3 fungus colonizing root cortical cells; C: Hyphae (green) penetrating cell wall and invading a neighbor cell in the root; D: Root cortical cells from non-inoculated control seedlings; E: Transverse section showing pelotons formed in the cortical cells of the inoculated roots; F: Transverse section of the control root. arrows, peloton; VE, velamen; EX, exodermis; CO, cortex; VB, vascular bundle Scale bar = 50 μm.

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